Following the formal approval by the Dutch Ministerial Council held on 25 August 2017, Peter Blom was confirmed as a new member of the Central Planning Committee of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB). The appointment is for a tenure of four years.

CPB works at the crossroads of the economic sciences and public policy. Literally translated, CPB stands for ‘Central Planning Bureau’. It analyses the effects of current and future government policies. Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis does scientific research aimed at contributing to the economic decision-making process of politicians and policymakers.